Is Earth's Most Important Ocean Current Doomed?

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Ocean currents are our planet’s circulatory system, and they keep everything from ecosystems to the climate healthy. But we’re changing Earth in ways that threaten to disrupt and even break critical ocean currents like the planet-wide Great Ocean Conveyor. This could have devastating effects on our future. In this video, we explain how ocean currents work, how climate change is threatening to disrupt them, and what we can do to stop that from happening.

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[indelibleink]

I can't believe they just let all that perfectly good water run amoc

[FIRE_STORMFOX-]

Another thing to add to the "screwing up before we understand" List.

[foxyboiiyt]

I live in Ireland, we like our gulf stream, please save it! The example I like to use is we are at the same latitude as the Kamchatka peninsula in East Russia. Its frozen for like half the year. We don't want the same fir Ireland

[meggiem]

At 1:53 I expected the pun explanation to be, “Get it? Com-OCEAN! You know... because we’re talking about oceans...”

[kayceeengelbrecht]

It would be great if channels like this had the same fan base and support, that celebrities has, it would make a huge difference in mankind as a whole

[LadyCaspar]

I feel like these are made for middle schoolers but at 35 I’m learning so much! 😝

[CapriUni]

You know, you could have said: "Thanks to our Patrons, who keep this channel *afloat*" ...I'll get my coat.

[tridecalogism]

I read that coral can get stressed and bleach. I asked myself what coral had to be stress about?

Then i realised. Current events.

[Shaathurray]

"Yeah. Take that AIR"

I Should not have laughed as hard as i did

[ClimateAdam]

Was so amazing working with you folks to write this vid!

[robinhahnsopran]

I haven't had nearly enough tea this morning to adequately deal with how much the red water/blue water demonstrations blew my mind.

[premnaren]

1:53 I expected better Joe, an opportunity for Com- Ocean was right there! This close!

[Its_Your_Local_Loser_Baby]

Came here after that report by the University of Copenhagen, and you explained it even better than they did. Thanks, Joe!

[kahotamac]

People don't like to admit this, but ending climate change cannot happen without a global change in the economic structure and our daily lives

[rheiagreenland]

50% of comments: You should have done "Com-OCEAN"
50% of comments: People who think they know more about science than thousands upons thousands upon thousands upon thousands upon thousands of climate scientists who know that climate change is real

[MyShinobiWay]

Was not expecting a Calgary name drop. You darn right we're colder 😂

[davysamir]

When you made that Co-Motion joke youtube instantly cutted in with 2 ads like even YouTube doesnt find your jokes funny which made me mad because I actually laughed about the pun

[kimberlymonsini]

I dare say that being smart is not just o.k., but it's actually cool to be smart!!

[Londronable]

As somebody living near the North sea, the "colder water sinks" is the reason it's a bad idea to dive say, a meter or 2 deep. You basically get hit by that colder water. Staying on the surface is hotter.

[lisasantos]

VERY ENGAGING FROM BEGINNING TO END, A YEAR FROM NOW YOU'LL EITHER BE HAPPY THAT YOU STARTED WORKING ON YOUR DREAMS OR WISHING THAT YOU HAD STARTED, GET STARTED NOW AND DON'T LIVE WITH REGRETS! You can do it!